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barium oxide
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Chemical data
- Formula
- BaO
- Molecular weight
- 153.33 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- oxobarium
- SMILES
- O=[Ba]
- InChIKey
- QVQLCTNNEUAWMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 153.900162
- Image
- Barium oxide.JPG
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- chemical formula
- BaO
- melting point
- 1920
- canonical SMILES
- O=[Ba]
- Commons category
- Barium oxide
- boiling point
- 2000
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -558.1
- discoverer or inventor
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele
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Encyclopedic overview
Barium oxide, also known as baria, is a white hygroscopic non-flammable compound with the formula BaO. It has a cubic structure and is used in cathode-ray tubes, crown glass, and catalysts. It is harmful to human skin and if swallowed in large quantity causes irritation. Excessive quantities of barium oxide may lead to death.
It is prepared by heating barium carbonate with coke, carbon black or tar or by thermal decomposition of barium nitrate.
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